[cobrashoch]

I don't like the way that mountain motors have to be built for Cobra applications. A better way to build a Cobra is to build a normal hot rod type motor, drop the compression and add a huffer. The net results of mountain motors generally make such cars untractable for the street. What kind of car are you going to put behind it? I can't even tell you the crazy stuff I've had to do my car to get it to handle the power that I develop let alone a mountain motor. Most aftermarket Cobras have a chassis that really can only handle about 600 ft. lbs. of torque. You will find that most kits out there are designed with a certain parts orthodoxy that peak at about the 600 hp point. After that you kinda start getting into issues. These issues drive the costs up, not to mention drive up the weight. Don't get me wrong though, it can be done, but bring money, bring lots of money. It's not as simple as putting a parts list together and building a car. If you are like me and enjoy the mechanical challenge above all else I say go for it. But if you are more of street driver type I'd say one of the normal Cobra's kits when completed is MUCH more than you will ever expect out of them. And that's with a modest 400+ motor. The normal sage advice of building one of these guys is to build the car first then add a bigger motor later. I'd say that 80% of the time the orginal motor is more than enough though and that bigger motor never gets built. Been there, done that.
cobrashock